Having explored the ‘third rock from the sun,’ John Lithgow is now heading for its moon. The award-winning actor is set to star in the new podcast “BUZZ” about the…
Category: Astronomy
See a wafer-thin crescent moon leapfrog Jupiter this week
The delicate form of the crescent moon is set to draw close to the planet Jupiter in the post-sunset sky on April 29, before later making its closest approach to…
Newly launched NASA satellites open eyes to start studying ‘auroral electrojets’ in Earth’s atmosphere
The first bits of data have come back from the trio of small satellites that make up NASA’s EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission, which aims to solve some mysteries…
Trump administration cancels lease for NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies lab in New York City
It would appear that the latest wave of U.S. federal program cuts fueled by the Trump administration has affected NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) lab in New York…
International Dark Sky Week 2025: See these 10 night sky sights to celebrate
April 21 – 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations and people take action to raise awareness of an inevitable…
Amateur astrophotographer captures a stunning galaxy 24 million light-years from Earth (photo)
Astrophotographer Ron Brecher has captured a stunning deep sky image of the spiral galaxy M106, located 23.5 million light years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. Brecher imaged the distant…
World’s largest solar telescope gains powerful new ‘eye’ to study the sun’s secrets
The world’s largest solar telescope has gained a powerful new “eye” that promises deeper views into the workings of our sun than ever before, scientists announced on Thursday (April 24).…
Gorgeous deep space photo captures the Andromeda Galaxy surrounded by glowing gas
Miguel Claro is a professional photographer, author and science communicator based in Lisbon, Portugal, who creates spectacular images of the night sky. As a European Southern Observatory Photo Ambassador and…
Our galactic neighbor Andromeda has a bunch of satellite galaxies — and they’re weirdly pointing at us
Our neighboring Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31, or M31) appears to sport a lopsided arrangement of satellite galaxies that defy scientific models, stumping astronomers who are also trying to figure out…
NASA’s Curiosity rover finds major clue that Mars was once habitable
While slowly climbing the slopes of Mount Sharp — a towering peak inside Mars’ Gale Crater — NASA’s Curiosity rover made a remarkable discovery: large deposits of carbon locked away…
